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  2. Blockbuster’s ex-CEO, still plagued as ‘the guy that failed ...

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    Blockbuster’s finances were in a precarious position when Keyes took its helm in 2007. Fresh from his success reviving 7-Eleven, where he served as chief from 2000-2005, Keyes wasted no time ...

  3. Snoozing And Losing: A Blockbuster Failure - AOL

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    You see, back when I was a child, our community had a couple of thriving local video stores that were the source of pretty much endless enjoyment for me. Then Blockbuster came along.

  4. Box-office bomb - Wikipedia

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    A box-office bomb [a] is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the combined production budget, marketing, and distribution costs exceed the revenue after release has technically "bombed", the term is more frequently used for major studio releases that were highly anticipated, extensively marketed, and expensive to ...

  5. 2023 Marked ‘Historic Low’ for Women in Leading Film Roles ...

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    In a year where the box office was dominated by the $1.4 billion-grossing “Barbie” — produced by its star Margot Robbie and directed by Greta Gerwig — one might expect to find a plethora ...

  6. List of biggest box-office bombs - Wikipedia

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    The following is a partial list of films that lost the most money, based on documented losses or estimated by expert analysis of various financial factors such as the production budget, marketing and distribution costs, gross box-office receipts and other ancillary revenues.

  7. Blockbuster (entertainment) - Wikipedia

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    These two films were the prototypes for the "summer blockbuster" trend, [9] in which major film studios and distributors planned their annual marketing strategy around a big release by July 4. [10] Alongside other films from the New Hollywood era, George Lucas's 1973 hit American Graffiti is often cited for helping give birth to the summer ...

  8. Bechdel test - Wikipedia

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    The American cartoonist Alison Bechdel incorporated her friend's "test" into a strip in Dykes to Watch Out For.. The Bechdel test (/ ˈ b ɛ k d əl / BEK-dəl), [1] also known as the Bechdel-Wallace test, is a measure of the representation of women in film and other fiction.

  9. 12 Famous Women on Facing—and Overcoming—Failure - AOL

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